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Nehemiah 7 · Grade 5

Walls Need People

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Finishing the wall did not finish Nehemiah's work. A wall protects only if it is guarded, and a city lives only if people dwell in it. Nehemiah appointed gatekeepers, singers, and Levites. He placed Jerusalem under Hanani and Hananiah. Of Hananiah he wrote that he was a faithful man and feared God above many. Nehemiah valued godly character in those who would lead.

His security orders were practical. The gates would stay closed until the sun was hot, and guards would stand by while they were shut and barred. Residents would keep watch, each in his station and each across from his own house. Faith in God did not make Nehemiah careless.

Yet a deeper problem remained: the city was wide and large, but the people were few, and the houses were not built. Nehemiah wrote that God put it into his heart to gather the nobles and people for a census. He found the genealogy of the first returnees, nearly identical to Ezra 2. The list ends with gifts for the work, including a thousand darics of gold from the governor. God's city needed God's people.

Show What You Know

  1. Why was finishing the wall not the end of the work?

  2. What did Nehemiah say about Hananiah's character?

  3. What were the orders about the gates?

  4. What did God put into Nehemiah's heart?

  5. How does the genealogy list end?

Crossword

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Across

  1. Guards set at their posts.
  2. Do not open the gates until it is hot.

Down

  1. he was a ____ man and feared God above many
  2. I had set up the ____
  3. Now the city was wide and ____

Think About It

  1. Nehemiah trusted God and still set guards. How do faith and wise planning work together in your life?

  2. God's city needed people to live in it. In what ways does your church need you to be present and involved?

Memory Verse

“Now the city was wide and large; but the people were few therein, and the houses were not built.”

Nehemiah 7:4 (WEB)

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Prayer

Dear God, thank You for faithful helpers. Help me . Amen.

Take It Home

For families: talk about these together.

  • What does it mean to be faithful like Hananiah?
  • How can you be a faithful helper in your church?
  • What is one way you could live out this chapter this week?

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